A History of Australia: The beginning of an Australian civilization, 1824-1851The late Manning Clark aims to bring to attention the foibles and strengths in every person, traits forced to the fore in the hardship and trauma that occured during the establishment and develpment of white settlement in Australia. Clark sets out to use the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorerers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmer's wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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The day after they landed the natives stuck three spears into the body of one of
his party as he stood in the shallows ... Overwhelmed with a remorse that
clamoured for some gesture of expiation , he gave the next native who risked a
visit to ...
The day after they landed the natives stuck three spears into the body of one of
his party as he stood in the shallows ... Overwhelmed with a remorse that
clamoured for some gesture of expiation , he gave the next native who risked a
visit to ...
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Each year on 26 January , the anniversary of that day when the aborigines had
hollered in vain at the coming of those convict ships to Sydney Harbour , the
native - born took the opportunity to affirm their faith in New South Wales as a
future ...
Each year on 26 January , the anniversary of that day when the aborigines had
hollered in vain at the coming of those convict ships to Sydney Harbour , the
native - born took the opportunity to affirm their faith in New South Wales as a
future ...
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35 By contrast the faith of some of the native - born remained quite buoyant . On
27 October 1842 Charles Harpur published in the Australasian Chronicle his lyric
' To the Lyre of Australia ' in which the glory of his native land was his theme .
35 By contrast the faith of some of the native - born remained quite buoyant . On
27 October 1842 Charles Harpur published in the Australasian Chronicle his lyric
' To the Lyre of Australia ' in which the glory of his native land was his theme .
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Contents
THE IRONAGE MEN OF NEW HOLLAND | 1 |
ANOTHER PROVINCE FOR BRITAINS GENTRY | 19 |
A BRITISH PROVINCE WITH A LAUDABLE PURPOSE | 53 |
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| Title | A History of Australia: The beginning of an Australian civilization, 1824-1851 Volume 3 of A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Authors | Charles Manning Hope Clark, Manning Clark |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 052284054X, 9780522840544 |
| Length | 491 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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